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In his book ‘Outlive’, Dr Peter Attia’s third DEXA scan metric of interest is that of muscle mass (the other two are visceral fat and bone density). Although we have...

In his bestseller ‘Outlive’, Dr Peter Attia focuses on three DEXA scan metrics other than subcutaneous body fat. They are visceral fat, muscle mass and, the subject of this post...

With every new BodyScan customer, during the consultation that interprets their DEXA scan results, we have to discuss activity levels because exercise affects one’s body composition (fat burn and muscle...

In bestselling book ‘Outlive – The Science and Art of Longevity’, Dr Peter Attia advises us to get regular DEXA scans and focus on three measurements other than body fat...

With increasing frequency BodyScan customers will say the reason they have come for a DEXA scan is because they have read Outlive by Dr Peter Attia. Peter Attia is an...

If you’ve tried and failed to lose weight, you are likely to have searched the internet for ‘what foods burn fat?’ or ‘how can I lose weight quickly?’ And your...

Protein is referred to as the ‘building-block’ of muscle. Coupled with a great resistance training programme, consuming enough protein is critical if you want to build muscle mass. But how...

Muscle-building is a slow, unpredictable process subject to a range of variables (unlike fat-loss, which essentially comes down to a calories-in/calories-out equation of energy balance). It’s therefore impossible to predict...

Most of us, at some stage in our lives, have probably said that we “need to lose some weight”, likely triggered by standing on the scale, feeling clothes getting tighter...

Many BodyScan customers sing the praises of a ketogenic diet and attribute their successful fat-loss to it. The DEXA scan results below of a man in his fifties show an...

Losing body fat is theoretically quite easy. Consume less energy (by way of fewer calories) than you expend and fat-loss will occur. Increasing muscle mass or ‘hypertrophy’, on the other...

Intermittent Fasting (IF) has hit the headlines in recent years, touted by many to be a superior way to lose body fat (and build muscle). Many BodyScan customers tell us...

The fundamental principle of weight-loss is that you have to be in a sustained energy (calorie) deficit over time. Or more simply: over the long term, “calories in” has to...

At the simplest level, a DEXA body composition scan shows how much fat, lean mass and bone you have in your body. DEXA scans are universally regarded as the ‘gold...

What is body fat and body fat percentage? Body fat is just as essential to the proper functioning of your body as muscle, organs and bones. Body fat provides cushioning and...